Hi all,
I'm Kenny and hail from Singapore!
In all my 20 yrs of fishkeeping, I've never kept these dwarfs cichlid before, and I must say, I'm stunned and fascinated by their beauty, variety, and best of all, their brooding characteristics!
Anyway, eversince I've gotten introduced to them a few weeks back, I've gotten a few of them in my heavily planted 90 gal( 4ft by 2 ft by 2ft) tank. They consist of a trio of A. cacatouides ( 1double red male, 1 double red female, 1 wild female), a pair of A 'Sunset', and a pair of A. veijita.
Along with them, there're about 80 other assorted pencil fishes (mainly Nannostomus beckfordi, N. marginatus, N. eques), some ottocinclus, 5 SAEs, 1 L series pleco and some yamato shrimps.
The male cacatouides is the dominant one, he proudly patrols the entire tank, whilst the rest just lurks around. The A. 'Sunet' pair are the smallest and the most submissive ones, having being reduced to some plain looking fishes with stripes. One of the cacatuoides female and the viejita female are in their breeding garb, but they don't seem to be interested, nor holding down any territory.
My question is, given my setup and the number of apsitos in there, will any of them breed in the tank ( 4ft by 2 ft by 2ft)?
Oh yes, my parameters are :
pH =6.3-6.5 with CO2 injection
kH= 2 dH
gH = 3-4 dH
ammonia, nitrite = undetectable
nitrate < 10ppm
Lighting = 8 x 36 W (plenty of shades due to thick growth of plants and a big driftwood centrepiece)
I'm just a beginner in apistos, and it'll be just a bonus to have them breed in my tank!
Oh ye experienced ones, your comments please!
Cheers,
Kenny
Cheers,
Kenny
I'm Kenny and hail from Singapore!
In all my 20 yrs of fishkeeping, I've never kept these dwarfs cichlid before, and I must say, I'm stunned and fascinated by their beauty, variety, and best of all, their brooding characteristics!
Anyway, eversince I've gotten introduced to them a few weeks back, I've gotten a few of them in my heavily planted 90 gal( 4ft by 2 ft by 2ft) tank. They consist of a trio of A. cacatouides ( 1double red male, 1 double red female, 1 wild female), a pair of A 'Sunset', and a pair of A. veijita.
Along with them, there're about 80 other assorted pencil fishes (mainly Nannostomus beckfordi, N. marginatus, N. eques), some ottocinclus, 5 SAEs, 1 L series pleco and some yamato shrimps.
The male cacatouides is the dominant one, he proudly patrols the entire tank, whilst the rest just lurks around. The A. 'Sunet' pair are the smallest and the most submissive ones, having being reduced to some plain looking fishes with stripes. One of the cacatuoides female and the viejita female are in their breeding garb, but they don't seem to be interested, nor holding down any territory.
My question is, given my setup and the number of apsitos in there, will any of them breed in the tank ( 4ft by 2 ft by 2ft)?
Oh yes, my parameters are :
pH =6.3-6.5 with CO2 injection
kH= 2 dH
gH = 3-4 dH
ammonia, nitrite = undetectable
nitrate < 10ppm
Lighting = 8 x 36 W (plenty of shades due to thick growth of plants and a big driftwood centrepiece)
I'm just a beginner in apistos, and it'll be just a bonus to have them breed in my tank!
Oh ye experienced ones, your comments please!
Cheers,
Kenny
Cheers,
Kenny